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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,272 works

Engraved octagonal portrait of a man with wavy hair, mustache and goatee, wearing a lace collar, dated 1648.

François de La Mothe Le Vayer

Claude Mellan, 1648

Engraved portrait of a man in armor and lace collar with curly hair, inside an octagonal frame with a caption below.

Jean de Saint-Bonnet, marquis de Toiras

Engraved portrait of a bald, bearded man in a loose robe holding a closed book, with a Latin inscription below.

Le Père Charles de Condren

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair, moustache and white collar, wearing a dark cloak, by Claude Mellan.

Henri-Louis Habert de Montmor

Claude Mellan, 1640

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man in a hooded religious habit, with Latin inscription below.

Le Père Étienne de Cesena

Claude Mellan, 1674

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a white collar, above a clerical coat of arms.

Nicolas Grillié, Bishop of Uzès

Claude Mellan, n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair, lace collar and armor, with Latin inscription around the frame.

Charles I de Créquy, duc de Lesdiguières

Claude Mellan, 1633

Engraved portrait of a bearded clergyman in a skullcap and cape with a cross, inscribed Jean-Pierre Camus, Bishop of Belley.

Jean-Pierre Camus, Bishop of Belley

Engraved half-length portrait of a curly-haired man with mustache and goatee, wearing a cloak, with French verse below.

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac

Claude Mellan, ca. 1635-37

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and sash, with a Latin inscription beneath, by Claude Mellan.

Portrait of Claude de Marolles

Engraved portrait of a bearded clergyman in a dark cloak, white collar, and cross insignia, with an inscription below.

Claude de Rebé, Archbishop of Narbonne

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with curly hair and a lace collar, with a crown and monogram below.

Henri II de Savoie, duc de Nemours

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with curled hair in a dark robe and white collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Le Chancelier Pierre Séguier

Claude Mellan, 1639

Engraving of a winged figure with trumpet and two seated women framing an oval portrait medallion of a man with long hair.

Louis-Emmanuel de Valois, comte d'Alais et duc d'Angoulême

Claude Mellan, 17th century

Abel Servien

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a high-collared robe, resting one hand on a book, with inscription below.

Le Père Claude de Lingendes

Claude Mellan, 1661

Engraved oval bust portrait of a bearded man in a clerical collar, with a Latin inscription beneath the frame.

Le Père Charles Faure

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a lace collar, with Latin inscription around the frame.

Henry Blackwood

Henry Blackwood, n.d.

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with Latin inscription and verse below.

Joseph Trullier

Claude Mellan, 1626

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a cap and buttoned robe, with a Latin inscription beneath.

Le Père Jean Du Bois-Olivier

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed cloak and skullcap, with a Latin caption below.

Pierre Gassendi

Claude Mellan, ca. 1637 or 1638

Grey wash drawing of a curly-haired putto head tilted upward with pursed lips, on cream paper.

Head of a Putto

Christoph Joseph Werner, 1690

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with mustache and ruff collar, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription.

Charles de Bouques

Engraved oval portrait of an older bearded man in a white ruff collar, with a lettered cartouche below.

Portrait of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio

Claude Mellan, 1633

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded friar in a hooded robe, resting his hands on an open book.

Portrait of Le Père Yves

Claude Mellan, 1677

Engraved oval portrait of a curly-haired man with a mustache in a fur collar, with a coat of arms below.

René de Longueil, marquis de Maisons

Engraved oval portrait of a young boy with curly hair, white collar and brooch, with a fleur-de-lis coat of arms below.

Armand de Bourbon, prince de Conti

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar, flanked by two putti, a funerary urn, and draped cloth with a coat

Jean Habert de Montmor

Claude Mellan, 1640

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a fur collar and cap, with a coat of arms below the oval frame.

Matthieu Molé

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed garment, with a coat of arms below in a decorative frame.

François-Théodore de Nesmond

Claude Mellan, ca. 1661